What makes our family feel like The Incredibles? The Pink Power Drink! This is because Pink Power’s daytime alias is the GAPS™ Milkshake, dubbed so by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, the founder of the GAPS™ Protocol for physiological and psychological healing. Dr. Natasha on the GAPS™ Milkshake: GAPS Milkshake: make a juice from a mixture of […]
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To the moms (and dads) out there… You may be thinking about doing the intensely healing GAPS™ protocol to heal your babies… Or maybe you are already neck deep in stock pots. (Empathetic grin here) Or maybe you just want to cook real food in bulk for everyday life. How do you prepare all this
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Dear One, I want to share a really superb online course offering. I don’t promote offerings on my blog unless I have seen the material and can attest to its quality and knowledge “heftiness” (i.e. no fluff). So I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you about the course offered by fellow NTP, Lydia
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by Melanie Christner, NTP, CGP, CHFS You’re probably going to notice (if you haven’t already) that fats are my favorite macronutrient. Proteins and low-glycemic veggies as Carbs definitely have their place, but fats hold a special place in my heart (literally and protectively) Here is a lesson I wrote last spring for the Calm Mind
I took the summer off… Not a great plan for building my readership with lots of friendly folks, but what is a mum of four kids to do? Oy! It was a great summer though, filled with river swims and bouldering, homemade ice-cream, bike rides, kid swaps, dry-land nordic training (our two boys put on
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Three pounds carries a lot of weight. While writing content for our current course A Calm Mind, I’ve been completely impressed with the subject of our grey matter. Our brains are glorious! Intrinsically we are very electrical, elemental beings and a lot of our vibrance is wrapped up in how well our brain is
Dear Fellow Body, Have you ever had the privilege of feeling…like you were losing your mind? Do any of these symptoms sound like your life? difficulty focusing or concentrating brain fog! anxiety, worry, panic attacks trouble relaxing, tendency to be tense learning disorders, diminished comprehension manic depression, thoughts of death or suicide easily upset, snappy
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Hello Friend! Today I want to share a guest post I did for my friend and colleague, Lydia Shatney, a fellow Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and writer at Divine Health From The Inside Out, who I met and became friends with during my Nutritional Therapy training. To read more about my personal GAPS story, and
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Our family is on a much needed sunshine and beaches vacation (yay!) so I will make this brief. I made these smooth little snacks for our trip to the airport and thought I would share the recipe. Blueberries, lemon, and honey quantities can be adjusted for your tastes. Coconut Blueberry Jello Ingredients: 13.5 oz. coconut
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What’s a Real Food girl to do when she hasn’t packed a lunch and she’s on the go? And maybe she wants a little treat too? Here is my lunch that I picked up at the Burlington, VT City Market, Onion River Food Co-op yesterday: A European “cold cuts” inspired lunch Included: Prosciutto
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